Draft:The Brave and the Bold (film)

'''''The Brave and the Bold''''' is an upcoming American [[superhero film]] based on [[DC Comics]] featuring the characters [[Batman]] and [[Robin (character)|Robin]]. Produced by [[DC Studios]] and Double Dream, and set to be distributed by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]], it will be part of the [[DC Universe (franchise)|DC Universe]] (DCU) and a [[Reboot (fiction)|reboot]] of the [[Batman in film|''Batman'' film series]]. The film will be directed by [[Andy Muschietti]].

'''''The Brave and the Bold''''' is an upcoming American [[superhero film]] based on [[DC Comics]] featuring the characters [[Batman]] and [[Robin (character)|Robin]]. Produced by [[DC Studios]] and Double Dream, and set to be distributed by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]], it will be part of the [[DC Universe (franchise)|DC Universe]] (DCU) and a [[Reboot (fiction)|reboot]] of the [[Batman in film|''Batman'' film series]]. The film will be directed by [[Andy Muschietti]].

Development on a standalone Batman film set in the [[DC Extended Universe]] (DCEU) began by October 2014, with [[Ben Affleck]] expected to direct and star. After Affleck left in January 2019, the project was reworked into [[Matt Reeves]]'s standalone film ''[[The Batman (film)|The Batman]]'' (2022) starring [[Robert Pattinson]]. When [[James Gunn]] and [[Peter Safran]] became co-CEOs of DC Studios, they began work on a new version of Batman, separate from both Affleck and Pattinson, for the DCU. Based on [[Grant Morrison]]'s 2006 to 2013 run on the ''[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]'' comics, it explores the "[[Bat-Family]]" for the first time in live-action films since ''[[Batman & Robin (film)|Batman & Robin]]'' (1997) and introduces Batman's son [[Damian Wayne (DC Universe)|Damian Wayne]] as a version of Robin. Muschietti joined as director in June 2023. Gunn was working on the film with a writer by February 2025.

Development on a standalone Batman film set in the [[DC Extended Universe]] (DCEU) began by October 2014, with [[Ben Affleck]] expected to direct and star. After Affleck left in January 2019, the project was reworked into [[Matt Reeves]]'s standalone film ''[[The Batman (film)|The Batman]]'' (2022) starring [[Robert Pattinson]]. When [[James Gunn]] and [[Peter Safran]] became co-CEOs of DC Studios, they began work on a new version of [[Batman (DC Universe)|Batman]], separate from both Affleck and Pattinson, for the DCU. Based on [[Grant Morrison]]'s 2006 to 2013 run on the ''[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]'' comics, it explores the "[[Bat-Family]]" for the first time in live-action films since ''[[Batman & Robin (film)|Batman & Robin]]'' (1997) and introduces Batman's son [[Damian Wayne (DC Universe)|Damian Wayne]] as a version of Robin. Muschietti joined as director in June 2023. Gunn was working on the film with a writer by February 2025.

''The Brave and the Bold'' will be released theatrically in the United States<!-- on XX -->. It will be part of the DCU's [[Chapter One: Gods and Monsters]].

''The Brave and the Bold'' will be released theatrically in the United States<!-- on XX -->. It will be part of the DCU's [[Chapter One: Gods and Monsters]].

== Cast ==

== Cast ==

* [[Batman|Bruce Wayne / Batman]]: A businessman and socialite in [[Gotham City (DC Universe)|Gotham City]] who moonlights as a masked vigilante<ref name="DCUSlateVariety" />

* [[Batman (DC Universe)|Bruce Wayne / Batman]]: A businessman and socialite in [[Gotham City (DC Universe)|Gotham City]] who moonlights as a masked vigilante<ref name="DCUSlateVariety" />

* [[Damian Wayne (DC Universe)|Damian Wayne / Robin]]: Bruce's son and crime-fighting [[sidekick]]<ref name="DCUSlateVariety" />

* [[Damian Wayne (DC Universe)|Damian Wayne / Robin]]: Bruce's son and crime-fighting [[sidekick]]<ref name="DCUSlateVariety" />